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Ocean shipping rates on major trade routes have fallen by more than half since the beginning of this year, a potential sign of easing inflation pressures and alleviated supply chain logjams.
The collision of factors created a spike in freight rates, which had been declining since hitting stratospheric highs due to the pandemic. For the week ending April 5, 2024, freight rates from ...
Shipping stocks have been on the rise as tensions in the Red Sea have reduced container availability — and have sent freight costs higher. For example: Maersk (MAERSK-A.CO, MAERSK-B.CO) shares ...
Forward freight agreement. A forward freight agreement ( FFA) is a financial forward contract that allows ship owners, charterers and speculators to hedge against the volatility of freight rates. It gives the contract owner the right to buy and sell the price of freight for future dates. FFAs are built on an index composed of a shipping route ...
Shipping markets. The international shipping industry can be divided into four closely related shipping markets, each trading in a different commodity: the freight market, the sale and purchase market, the newbuilding market and the demolition market. These four markets are linked by cash flow and push the market traders in the direction they want.
Maersk has suspended shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal — one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes — “until further notice” as it continues to review security ...
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Maersk and CMA CGM have introduced new charges to transport goods along many of the world’s busiest shipping routes after re-directing their vessels away from the Red Sea because of attacks.